Month: June 2019

Joe Biden is no stranger to the presidential debate stage, but tonight marks the first time he steps foot on that stage as a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. Biden, who watched last night’s debate in Delaware, will appear on stage with more presidential-level debating experience than his Democratic opponents. His first presidential debates came

The man charged with shooting and killing an El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy surprised the courtroom on Thursday by breaking his silence, against the advice of his attorney. Facundo Chavez, 27, faces a capital murder charge in connection with the death of the late Deputy Peter Herrera, who worked with the El Paso County Sheriff’s

A Border Patrol facility in Clint has been getting national and international attention over it’s alleged treatment of unaccompanied immigrant children. Clint residents are not comfortable with all that publicity. “The publicity alone is bad,” said Clint resident Henry Sanchez, referring to all the television cameras in front of the Border Patrol station in Clint.

The bodies of a Salvadoran father and his young daughter who drowned crossing the Rio Grande began their journey home on Thursday. A photographer captured an image this week of Oscar Alberto Martinez and 23-month-old Angie Valeria Martinez face down in murky waters littered with weeds. The photograph shook viewers worldwide and was a reminder

El Paso Community College was created on June 28, 1969, thanks to the work of former El Paso State Senator Joe Christie. Christie shared the story with ABC-7’s Stephanie Valle. Christie secured startup funds for EPCC by devising a unique formula never before used to fund community colleges in Texas. This formula was later used

As Men’s Health Month comes to a close, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Erick Torres spoke with ABC-7’s Stephanie Valle about a topic more closely associated with women – bone and joint problems. Bone and joint problems vary by gender, meaning treatment and recovery are different for both men and women. Not receiving the proper treatment only

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are set to take center stage in the second night of Democrats’ first presidential debates. Four of the party’s five top-polling contenders are among the 10 candidates debating Thursday night in Miami, with South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and California Sen. Kamala Harris joining Biden

Tonight, round two of the first Democratic debates gets underway, with another slate of 10 candidates facing off in Miami. Last night’s debate featured strong showings from some of the lesser-known candidates, including former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. Sen. Elizabeth

The Democratic-controlled U.S. House voted Thursday to send President Donald Trump a bipartisan, Senate-drafted, $4.6 billion measure to care for migrant refugees detained at the southern border, capping a Washington skirmish in which die-hard liberals came out on the losing end in a battle with the White House, the GOP-held Senate and Democratic moderates. The

Texas Democratic U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar delivered emotional remarks Thursday afternoon on the House floor and called for a moment of silence in the chamber for migrants who have died trying to reach America. “In their name, let us never forget their sacrifice and the sacrifice that so many parents make for the most vulnerable

A coalition that includes the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is launching a new month long billboard campaign in an effort to generate leads in the case of a missing El Paso boy. Officials say Steven Campbell disappeared in 2011 at the age of 3 when he was allegedly abducted by his mother,

Noted animal rights activist Paul McCartney implored a Texas university to end its purported use of dogs as laboratory test subjects. In a letter published by PETA, McCartney asked Texas A&M University President Michael Young to halt muscular dystrophy research with golden retrievers and release them for adoption. His plea comes after PETA published footage

Robots are getting better at doing human jobs. That’s probably good for the economy — but there are some serious downsides, too. Machines are expected to displace about 20 million manufacturing jobs across the world over the next decade, according to a report released Wednesday by Oxford Economics, a global forecasting and quantitative analysis firm.

The U.S. Supreme Court says federal courts have no role to play in policing political districts drawn for partisan gain. Thursday’s 5 to 4 decision could impact looming redistricting processes in Texas and across the country. It may embolden political line-drawing for partisan gain when state lawmakers undertake the next round of redistricting following the

President Donald Trump is suggesting the census be delayed indefinitely as he blasts a Supreme Court decision putting a hold on his administration’s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Trump tweeted Thursday that it “Seems totally ridiculous that our government, and indeed Country, cannot ask a basic question of Citizenship in

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is reversing course and will accept a bipartisan $4.6 billion Senate-passed border aid bill, yielding to opposition from the White House, powerful Republicans, and moderates in her own party. Two Democrats exiting an emergency meeting with Pelosi said she is abandoning a plan by House liberals to further strengthen rules

As more than 200 children languished in troubling conditions in an El Paso area Border Patrol station, the government’s system of child detention facilities had at least 500 beds available, according to records provided to The Associated Press. The records show that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had beds available in facilities

Fisher-Price has recalled 71,000 inclined sleeper accessories because infants can roll from their backs to their stomachs on inclined sleep products, risking injury or death. There have been no reported injuries or deaths related to the sleeper accessory with Fisher-Price’s Ultra-Lite Day & Night Play Yards, but more than 30 infant fatalities have been reported

KVIA-TV has a proud 60-year history of serving as the ABC network affiliate in El Paso, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico; and Juarez, Mexico. KILT-TV 13 (now KVIA) signed on the air in a facility in south central El Paso on September 1, 1956. The legendary Gordon McLendon co-owned KILT-TV and KILT-AM 920 radio. McLendon

(Editor’s note: You can track mosquito activity in the El Paso area by clicking here for an interactive map.) A mild winter has the department of public health worried about an increase in the mosquito population, and potentially an increase in the diseases they transmit. This is why El Paso Vector control is working around

Insecticide-resistant mosquitoes are alive and well in the borderland, according to recent research at New Mexico State University. Dr. Immo Hansen says yellow fever mosquitoes for the first time had a high level of resistance to the most commonly used insecticides in the borderland. While he says this is a problem, he also points out

The U.S. Supreme Court is forbidding President Donald Trump’s administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census in a decision that could affect the amount of federal money that goes to Texas for medical care, child care, education and transportation. The court ruled 5-4 on Thursday that the Trump administration’s explanation for wanting

There is a crash on I-10 West and Brown creating a major delay. Drivers should take Missouri, or Montana to avoid this area. No injuries reported.

West Valley Fire Department crews battled a brush fire producing flames that lit up the night sky in Canutillo. Officials said the fire broke out Wednesday after 9 p.m. right next to the Rio Grande, about 1 mile west of the El Paso Outlet Shoppes. The department said firefighters had the fire under control about

A group of lawyers late Wednesday night asked a federal judge to hold the Trump administration in contempt and to order immediate improvements to conditions at Customs and Border Protection facilities where children are being held. The filing specifically cites facilities in the El Paso area and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. (Scroll down

The first 2020 Democratic presidential debate kicked off in Miami with 10 candidates trying to stand out in a crowded field. They took on taxes, equal pay, health insurance, gun control and immigration reform. Here are the facts. Insurance industry profits Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the insurance industry last year “sucked $23 billion in

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts was the top-polling Democratic presidential candidate onstage Wednesday night, and the early moments of the party’s first 2020 debate showed why. Warren was asked four other questions before most of the nine other contenders had been asked two. Her platform set the pace for the night, with other candidates embracing

It took a little bit to warm up, but candidates began heating up the first Democratic debate of the 2020 presidential campaign with jabs at one another over immigration and national security. As the immigration crisis overshadowed Wednesday’s presidential debate, the tension between two Texans — Julian Castro and Beto O’Rourke — erupted on the

For the first time the El Paso Locomotive FC and San Antonio FC met on the pitch for a USL showdown. The game was in San Antonio on a Wednesday night, and El Paso fans were well represented. The fans showed up, but goals were hard to come by. The game ended in a 0-0

A federal appeals court is being urged by U.S. asylum officers to end the Trump administration’s controversial “Remain in Mexico” policy, the Washington Post reported. The request made on Wednesday to block the program contends that it runs “fundamentally contrary to the moral fabric of our nation and our international legal and domestic obligations.” The